Instructions:

Step 3: Heat olive oil in a wok or large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and stir-fry for about a minute. Add the chicken and stir-fry for about 5 minutes. Add salt, pepper and dried basil or any herbs you have in the pantry. (Basil leaves is just optional)

Step 4: Add the sauce mixture to the pan and simmer until the chicken is fully cooked (the internal temperature has reached 165 degrees). Stir in peanuts.

Step 5: Toss the chicken and sauce with the noodles. Garnish with spring onions.

Serve and enjoy!

Servings: 4-5

Homemade Chili Garlic Sauce

Ingredients:

Garlic (medium size) : 2 heads

Red Chilli pepper (dried or fresh) : 20-25

Shallots : 2

White Vinegar : 2-3 tbsp

Sugar : 1 tbsp

Peanut or sesame oil : 2-3 tbsp

Salt to taste

Fish sauce/Patis: 1 tsp (if using)

Instructions

Peel the cloves of garlic and roast it lightly on a griddle with help of few drops of oil. You can dry roast it too, but with oil it releases a nice garlicy aroma.

If you are using fresh Thai bird eye chilli, then you can chop them and directly proceed with the recipe.

Else if you are using Chinese dried red chilli pepper, then de seed them and soak them in water till they become tender.

In a blender, blend garlic, red chilli pepper, salt, sugar and vinegar to a fine paste.